Electricity generation from oil per person in Honduras
Honduras: Electricity generation from oil per person was 508.05 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil per person in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil per person in Honduras is 508.05 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Honduras peaked at 535.87 kilowatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 211.32 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Honduras 49th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Honduras, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 211.32 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 291.51 kilowatt-hours | +37.9% |
| 2002 | 354.52 kilowatt-hours | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 387.68 kilowatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 465.82 kilowatt-hours | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 494.76 kilowatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 492.37 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 501.61 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 500.46 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 440.79 kilowatt-hours | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 442.27 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 460.16 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 470.45 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 505.1 kilowatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 529.62 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 535.87 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 508.9 kilowatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 417.18 kilowatt-hours | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 369.68 kilowatt-hours | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 499.82 kilowatt-hours | +35.2% |
| 2020 | 449.62 kilowatt-hours | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 411.08 kilowatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 430.05 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 529.83 kilowatt-hours | +23.2% |
| 2024 | 508.05 kilowatt-hours | -4.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 508.05 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.48 kilowatt-hours, 12.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 508.05 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 401.02 kilowatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 414.08 kilowatt-hours | 211.32 kilowatt-hours | 501.61 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 473.91 kilowatt-hours | 369.68 kilowatt-hours | 535.87 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 465.73 kilowatt-hours | 411.08 kilowatt-hours | 529.83 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More energy & mining data for Honduras
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil per person in Honduras?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Honduras was 508.05 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 535.87 kilowatt-hours in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 211.32 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Honduras ranks 49th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.